When not wearing lavish period frocks and waist coats, the cast of "Downton Abbey" look quite different from their early 20th-century characters. Click through this slideshow to compare the cast's real-life and "Downton Abbey" looks.

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Rob James-Collier (Thomas)

With facial scruff and a shaggy hairdo, we're happy to see Rob James-Collier look a bit less evil when he's not in character as scheming footman Thomas. Plus, we barely recognize him without a cigarette in his mouth.